Community Connector December 2021

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COMMUNITY CONNECTOR

A newsletter for people in Darnall, Tinsley, Attercliffe and Handsworth

Hello!

Welcome to the winter edition of your Community Connector! We have produced several newsletters now, and we've welcomed feedback from our readers. It has helped us to include content from even more local people and organisations, and we've now also included QR codes to make it easier to access the websites in our articles.

As we move towards a new year, take a minute to reflect on what the positives are about living here - we'd love to hear Children at High Hazels Academy hard at work on their lanterns your views! Is there something you for the Lantern Parade. See p10 for more on this! think we should cover next time?

Please get in touch with your suggestions to: communityconnectordarnall@gmail.com

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Local Life

Food Works Hub in Darnall Church of Christ is a Partner Hub for Food Works Sheffield on Fridays 10.30-12.30. Check the Food Works website for the dates and times when you can go along and choose from a great selection of freshly prepared, frozen meals to take home. All meals £1 - made from surplus and locally sourced food.

More information about Food Works here: https://thefoodworks.org/

Sheffield Youth Services are happy to announce the reopening of Youth Clubs in Darnall and Tinsley. During lockdown, youth workers continued to work across the city delivering detached youth work sessions, but we are so happy to have our youth clubs back open. The youth club at Darnall opened at the end of September and has been very successful in engaging young people, with up to 30 of them at every session. SWFC have worked Darnall Music Theatre Company with us to deliver football sessions Darnall Music Theatre Company is in Tinsley, and both Tinsley and Darnall youth clubs have had visits a local theatre group, who are from the Fire Service talking to putting on a show in February 2022. Tickets for Humpty Dumpty young people around Dark Nights.

Darnall Education Centre Youth are available here: Club Darnall Road, S9 5AF https://darnallmtc.co.uk.

Mon and Wed 6-8pm If you would like to join Tinsley Pavilion Youth Club the theatre family, please contact Norborough Rd, S9 1SG Jack Taylor on 07954383051 or Thurs 5-7pm come along on Thursdays for rehearsals at 6.30-8.30pm at the Contact Shelly Burrell 07772900006 Darnall Education Centre, S9 5AF. shelly.burrell@sheffield.gov.uk

Connecting Sheffield: Darnall – Attercliffe – City Centre scheme The scheme is a set of plans to make cycling and walking better in your area. Earlier this year Sheffield City Council consulted on the proposals. The proposals included improvements to routes from Furnival Road, in the City Centre, along Attercliffe Road past IceSheffield and the English Institute of Sport Sheffield (EISS), and off onto Worksop Road and Darnall Road.

There were nearly 300 responses received, which voiced a range of reactions from really positive, calling the scheme ‘ground breaking’ and ‘a great idea’, to questions and concerns about issues such as parking and accessibility. You can now read the full consultation report, or a summary is available, by visiting our Connecting Sheffield website.

The next stage of the project will be formal consultation. You will be kept up to date, so you know when this is taking place, and how you can comment. If you have any questions or comments, contact the Connecting Sheffield team: info@connecting-sheffield.co.uk, or call 0808 196 5105.

The Source Skills Academy continues to support people in the surrounding communities, aged 16 - 65. The support includes upskilling and training in various employment sectors, helping people build confidence and improve employability skills. Join us for a festive coffee morning on 15/12/21, 10am - 12pm. Contact: 0114 263 5693 Training@thesourceskillsacademy.co.uk.

Good News Flash! What a fabulous turn out at the Library by Lounge fundraiser. John Reilly and Lewis Nitikman were amazing entertainers, PJ Taste provided tasty food. and with everyone’s help, raised £500 towards the development of the new green space for community use in Attercliffe

Local Life

A message from Tinsley Forum We would like to thank everyone we have worked with over the last year who has helped us to deliver services within Tinsley. Thank you to: Darnall Well Being and Best Start for the help and support they have provided with activities for families, including the Healthy Holidays provision and work with mothers and toddlers. the young people we have worked with on the football project and at the One Stop Shop, you have all been great. our volunteers who have worked with families and helped to support us with our Covid work. our Trustees, who are always on hand to help and support our work as always, you’ve been brilliant. everyone at Sheffield City Council who has supported us this last year officers and councillors, you’ve all been great.

A massive thank you to our funders for helping us through the last year; we couldn’t have done it without you.

Congratulations to everyone on the employment project who is now working, and good luck to everyone else searching for work.

And finally, we want to thank everyone for making our jobs so rewarding and to wish everyone a safe and Happy Christmas, and a New Year that brings hope, happiness, and cheer for everyone.

Are you looking for jobs in: * Cleaning * Care work * Administration * Warehousing * Driving * Delivery work * Security * Call centres * Retail * Hospitality & more?

Tinsley Forum can help!

Call 0114 2444887 or email us: anne@tinsleyforum.co.uk

We provide help to find employment Job matching CV workshops Mock interviews Training / skills tasters 1:1 Individual Advice and Guidance Support into voluntary work COVID-safe!

Face masks, sanitiser & gloves available

Tinsley Community Allotment The allotment held a Harvest Day in September. The event was a big success and it was great to welcome lots of new faces to the allotment. We had fun making art, eating homemade cakes and playing games – the bean bag toss was very competitive! There were plenty of harvested crops for visitors to take away: apples and pears from the orchard, and tomatoes, chillies and cucumbers from the polytunnel. The giant courgettes and sweetcorn were very popular. At the end of the day, people left with pots of herbs and houseplants to grow themselves at home. The allotment is closed now for the winter, but we look forward to welcoming people back in March. You can email us at tinsleyallotment@gmail or contact us through Facebook or Twitter.

Allotment produce on See you in the springtime!

Harvest Day

Local Mosques Lifelong resident of Darnall, Shabir Aziz, shines a spotlight on Markazi Jamia Mosque, 13 Industry Road - Darnall's First Purpose-Built Mosque There are approximately 10 mosques in the Darnall & Attercliffe area - some of which have served the community for decades. What do you know about these mosques? We are grateful to be able to use this space to introduce you to some of these mosques, their functions, and their activities in the Darnall & Attercliffe communities.

In this edition, we will focus on one of the oldest mosques in Darnall and its development and role over the years: the Markazi Jamia Mosque, more commonly known as "Industry Road Mosque", at 13 Industry Road, S9 5FP. This reasonably large, red brick, single story building, with a single unique brick-built minaret, was constructed as a purpose built mosque in 1984, for the growing Muslim population in Darnall and adjacent areas.

The original ‘house’ mosque However, did you know that this was not the original mosque at this at 13 Industry Rd address? The original mosque was a large semi-detached house (13 Industry Rd) back in 1958. This house was purchased and inaugarated as the very first mosque in Darnall, to cater mainly for the first generation of Muslim immigrants who had moved to Sheffield to work mainly in the steel industry.

The mosque's name translates as "Central Congregational Mosque '' - indicating that this mosque was the main, if not only, mosque which carried out Friday congregational prayers at the time.

Other functions of this mosque were the five daily prayers, evening scriptural classes for children, officiating of marriages (Nikah), and celebration of festivals such as Ramadhan and Eid. By the late 1970's, the mosque, although a relatively large building, had become inadequate for the growing congregation including an increasing British-born, second generation of Muslims in the Darnall and adjacent areas.

The decision was made to raise funds to build a larger, purpose-built mosque to cater for future needs and generations, by demolishing the old house and purchasing adjacent land. On the 21st July 1984, the first foundations were laid for the mosque that was to become the building that we see today at 13 Industry Rd, Darnall. The mosque was completed in the late 1980’s.

The new mosque was built with a main prayer hall capable of holding 1000 worshippers, four classrooms with teaching space for up to 400 madrasah children, dedicated ablution facilities, a kitchen Laying new foundations of to cater for events held at the mosque, and an office. the 1984 mosque Please visit the mosque's official website www.industryroadmosque.com/about/history/ for archives, activities and further information.

Activities: Five daily prayers (visit website for various prayer times) Children's Maktab (Quran) classes: Mon - Friday: 5 - 7pm Friday Congregational Prayer. (see website for times) Nikah (Officiating Islamic Marriage) - contact the Imam on 07584 781475 for queries.

Various educational and spiritual activities throughout the week - please join the WhatsApp Group on 07584 781475 Industry Road Mosque as it looks today for regular updates.

Local Life

Get involved with your Local Area Committee Share your views on what the Council does in your area and contribute to making changes by getting involved with the East Local Area Committee. In the coming months, your committee will: Agree a community plan for East Sheffield Discuss and make decisions about local matters Make decisions about funding in local areas The community plan will be discussed at our next public meeting in January 2022. The date and venue will be confirmed as soon as we are able to do so. Please let us know if you have any requests or concerns regarding accessibility.

For information on how to attend the next meeting, visit www.sheffield.gov.uk/eastLAC Local Area Committees (LACs) are one part of Sheffield City Council’s Empowering Communities Programme, which gives you and your community more say on the decisions that affect you.

Sign up for email updates at: bit.ly/eastLACupdates Contact East LAC: EastLAC@sheffield.gov.uk / 0114 474 3621 Waterfront Festival On a sunny day in September, the Canal and River Trust held their annual Waterfront Festival and, for the first time, included The Moorings at Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park in the festivities. There were plenty of activities for everyone – including canoeing and forest craft, bubble making, drumming and circus skills. Entertainment was provided all afternoon - dancing, stories and live music. Lots of community groups contributed to the day with stalls and volunteers. There was a wonderful atmosphere as people enjoyed the sunshine and the canal-side space – and quite a few people discovered this lovely spot for the first time.

If you would like to know more about what the Canal and River Trust are doing, or how you could volunteer, contact Jade Wilkes on 07769931463 Waterfront Festival fun or email jade.wilkes@canalrivertrust.org.uk.

Darnall Educational & Sports Academy is about empowering, educating and enriching the young people of Darnall through multiple different sports, such as football, cricket and basketball, engaging young people to lead an active and healthier lifestyle, along with educational projects to enhance their quality of life. Contact Abdul on 07445 426019 or malikdarnall@hotmail.co.uk for more info. http://www.desa.org.uk/ Darnall Tenants and Residents Association (TARA) Over the summer (doesn’t that feel a long time ago now!), the Darnall TARA organised some great days out. From mystery trips, to a day at the seaside in Llandudno and market visits – there is something for everyone. It's a great way to meet people, visit different places and they are really well organised by the TARA committee. Pop in to the TARA office on Greenland Estate, Mondays 10-12, or call 0114 221 2672.

Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park www.sheffieldolympiclegacypark.co.uk

2022 will be the 10th anniversary of the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games and we plan to mark this milestone by celebrating ‘Olympic legacy in action’ in Sheffield through the four legacy themes of Sport, Community, Environment & Economy.

Sheffield is home to Move More (driven by the National Centre for Sport & Exercise Medicine, a London 2012 Olympic Legacy Programme) and Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park (the only Olympic Legacy Park in the world outside a host city) - so we have a lot to celebrate! The focal point of the Community celebration will be a health and wellbeing weekend in June, which will form part of Move More Month. The weekend will showcase the venues, facilities, and organisations at Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park by offering a variety of free and low cost activities and events which will be inclusive and accessible for all. Further details will be announced in the coming months. In the meantime, if you have any ideas or suggestions or would like to get involved please contact claire.fretwell@olympiclegacypark.co.uk

Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park junior parkrun Every Sunday at 9am - FREE 2km walk, jog, or run for juniors aged 4-14 Register once before your first visit and bring your barcode every time you take part Find out more : www.parkrun.org.uk/sheffieldolp-juniors/ Good News Flash! Attercliffe has been awarded £17m from the Government's Levelling Up Fund.

This will support development of the National Centre for Child Health Technology at Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park and investment in wider regeneration initiatives throughout Attercliffe, including improving transport and travel links, creating a more welcoming environment, refurbishing historic buildings and creating a cultural hub and event space on the high street.

Sheffield Carers Centre Sheffield Carers Centre, Sheffield NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Enrichment for the Elderly have produced a short video to help unpaid carers in Sheffield who are supporting someone with dementia. It was launched on 23 September and is available at: www.vimeo.com/597069357 An estimated 7,000 people are living with dementia in Sheffield, and most have a family member, or unpaid carer, supporting them. The ‘Sheffield Dementia Strategy’ aims to improve the support for people with dementia, and the thousands of family members providing care. The video is part of the strategy which has been developed in a partnership of people living with dementia, their families and carers plus the organisations working to support them.

Pauline Kimantas (CEO at Sheffield Carers Centre) explains “Many people don’t think of themselves as carers and help relatives without using the support services available to them. This short video features unpaid carers sharing their real-life experiences and offering advice to help people self-identify as carers and access support.”

The Sheffield Dementia Strategy encourages people to identify themselves as carers by asking: Are you a carer or know someone who is a carer? If so, make sure you or they contact a GP practice, visit www.sheffieldcarers.co.uk and call the Carers Centre’s Advice Line 0114 272 8362.

Local Life

Tinsley Library Update Things are still moving forward with the library, although there have been some problems with suppliers being able to get materials to build the shelving which has put plans back to January 2022 before they will be on site to fit the library out.

Volunteers Needed!

We are still looking for volunteers for when we open, so please let us know if you are interested, we will contact everyone when we have a definite date for the fit out and opening.

Telephone: 0114 2444887 and ask for Susan or Nusrat or email admin@tinsleyforum.co.uk for details.

Plans for the new library

The design of the new library

Litter picking It's been a good few months, with different groups coming together to help litter pick around Darnall. The highlight was an amazing turnout in summer, with over 70 people helping clean up the streets of Darnall. Many thanks and a massive well done to all the young people and parents, who created this wonderful show of solidarity in the campaign to raise awareness and the importance of "Love Where You Live". The idea was to educate the next generation about what to do with their rubbish, along with reminding the community of their obligations to dispose of household waste responsibly.

Let's love Attercliffe and Darnall together!

Community litter pick in summer 2021

It’s not too late to get your Covid jab As of 12th October, almost 401k people in Sheffield have had their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccination and almost 375k their second, which is great news! We still have the highest proportion of people vaccinated out of the core cities in the country, but we can’t stop. Cases in Sheffield are still rising, so it’s more important than ever to get vaccinated. Covid hasn’t gone away - we still need to be protected to keep Sheffield moving.

Not had chance or got around to having the jab yet? There’s still time to grab a jab at one of the city's walk-in clinics or by booking an appointment through the National Booking Service.

Find a walk in clinic by scanning the QR code to access the NHS website.

Book an appointment here: www.nhs.uk/coronavirus-vaccination Or call 119 to book an appointment.

Whether you’re 16 or 106, the offer to have your dose of the vaccination is still available. We want everyone to get protected, and so we welcome anyone to our clinics regardless of whether you’ve previously been offered the vaccine but hadn’t found the time.

Some people may have said no and then had a change of heart, they could have changed lifestyle or been discharged from hospital. And these are all ok and expected. That’s why it’s vital to keep reminding everyone of the importance of the vaccine.

Booster vaccinations There has been some confusion between the third dose of the Covid vaccination and booster jabs, but this should hopefully clear this up for you.

Third Dose The third jab is for those aged 12 and over who are severely immunosuppressed. The NHS and GPs will contact those who are eligible for the third dose by October 11.

The third dose should usually be at least 8 weeks after the second dose, but with flexibility to adjust the timing so that, where possible, immunosuppression is at a minimum when the vaccine dose is given.

Booster Jab Booster vaccinations will be offered to the same high priority groups as previously. Those over 50, health and care staff, people in care homes, and the clinically vulnerable will be offered a booster six months after their second dose. It’s important to have all doses offered.

Flu vaccinations More people are likely to get flu this winter, as fewer people will have built up natural immunity to it during the Covid-19 pandemic. If you get flu and Covid-19 at the same time, research shows you're more likely to be seriously ill. Getting vaccinated against flu and Covid-19 will provide protection for you and those around you for both these serious illnesses.

If you've had Covid-19, it is safe to have the flu vaccine. It will still be effective at helping to prevent flu. The flu virus spreads from person to person, even amongst those not showing symptoms.

The flu vaccine is the best protection for you and those around you. The flu vaccine is a safe and effective vaccine. It's offered every year on the NHS to help protect people at risk of getting seriously ill from flu. Eligible people will be contacted by their GP with an appointment.

Find out more about the flu vaccine here: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/flu-influenza-vaccine/.

Bengali

Urdu

Arabic

Vaccine Messages - Translated

Somali

Weli waxaad qaadan kartaa talaalka Covid.

Manuu tegin Covid weli, waxaynu weli u baahaney inaynu is ilaalino si isu socodka Sheffield u jiro.

Maad u helin fursadama agtaada may ahayn meesha talaalku? Weli waxa jira xarumo aad tegi karto oo magaalooyin kale ah, oo aad balan ka dhigan karto adoo adeegsanaaya National booking service. Kuwaad iska tegi karto halkan ka eeg: www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid19/coronavirus-vaccination/find-a-walk-incoronavirus-covid-19-vaccination-site/ Kuwa balanka u baahan in laga samaysto halkan ka gal: www.nhs.uk/coronavirus-vaccination Hadii kale wac 119 si aad u samaysato balan.

Hadaad tahay 16 ama 106 fursada talaal qaadashadu weli way kuu furantay waxaanu rabnaa inuu qofkastaa helo difaac. Sidaa awgeed waxaanu ku soo dhaweynaynaa qofkasta xaruntayada.Taas oo kaa caawineysa hadii aad mar hore rabtay inaad talaalka qaadato balse aad u waydey fursad.

Stále nie je neskoro dať sa Czech zaočkovať proti Covidu.

Covid tu ešte stále je a tak potrebujeme byť chránení na to, aby život v Sheffielde mohol ďalej fungovať. Nemali ste príležitosť alebo ste ešte nedostali vakcínu? Stále máte možnosť dať sa ísť zaočkovať do jedného z “walk-in” centier v meste, alebo si môžete objednať termín cez “National Booking Services”.

Ak potrebujete nájsť “walk-in” centrum, kliknite sem: http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronaviru s-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/finda-walk-in-coronavirus-covid-19vaccination-site/ Ak si chcete objednať termín, kliknite sem: http://www.nhs.uk/coronavirusvaccination Alebo ak si chcete objednať termín telefonicky, zavolajte na číslo 119.

Nezáleží na tom, či máte 16 alebo 106 rokov, ponuka na zaočkovanie sa stále platí. Chceme, aby bol každý chránený a preto je na našich klinikách každý vítaný, bez ohľadu na to, či Vám v minulosti už bolo ponúknuté očkovanie, no nemali ste čas sa dostaviť.

Lantern Parade

Darnall's annual Lantern Parade on Bonfire Night was a fabulous event, bringing together children and adults from all around the community. Y6 pupils at High Hazels Academy have written below about what the Parade means to them.

I like the Lantern Parade because it's fun to have lots of friends and families to have a walk with glowing lanterns that light up. The Lantern Parade is all about bringing friends and families to a festival with beautiful, glowing lanterns. This year I made a much bigger lantern than the other student's lanterns because I got chosen to work with the professional / visitor. I made our lantern out of 34 willows, 7 large tissue paper and half a cup of glue, and I really liked making it because there was a lot of teamwork, it was also fun.

Koraz Hassan, Y6, High Hazels Academy

High Hazels Academy’s Lantern Parade is all about gathering with your family and going around Darnall with your community themed lanterns. What I love about the lantern parade is there is a lot of singing, dancing, food, tricks and anyone is welcome. Children stand in a row with their lanterns and a visitor picks a few winners. Then they claim their prize after, which could be a ticket for bowling, the cinema, dessert places, play areas or a zoo. This year I made my lantern with willow, coloured tissue paper and card.

The country flag I put on mine was Pakistan.

Aishah, Y6, High Hazels Academy

At High Hazels Academy’s Lantern Parade people all around the community come to have an amazing time. People walk all around Darnall with their community themed pretty lanterns.

This year I made one with my friends and one by myself. What I enjoy about the Lantern Parade is all the delicious snacks and all the other students who come to perform. They dance, act and sing. Even clowns come. The person with the best Lantern wins a grand prize.

Aleena, Y6, High Hazels Academy

Darnall Well Being

Our current in person group activities: Mondays 11am Health Walk - friendly group walk in High Hazels Park.

Tuesdays 8.45am Women's Health Walk – group walks from Oasis Don Valley Academy.

Wednesdays 1-3pm, fortnightly Making Memories Dementia Cafe – chat, hot drinks, cakes and support in Handsworth.

Wednesdays 1-2pm Chairobics - in person sessions at Tinsley Forum.

Thursdays 9.15am Women Only Walk (Tinsley) – friendly group walk from Tinsley Meadows School.

Fridays 10am-1pm Darnall Allotment Project - Grow plants, grow relationships and grow confidence. At Infield Lane Allotments.

Owing to Covid restrictions on numbers, please register in advance for all face to face activities.

Please contact us on 0114 249 6315 or at dwb.enquiries@darnallwellbeing.org.uk.

Or check out our website for more details: www.darnallwellbeing.org.uk

*** Coming Soon! A new Dementia Cafe in Darnall, with community language support! *** Art on the Allotment We were happy to be able run creative arts sessions at Darnall Allotment over the summer. So many beautiful pieces of art were created by members of the community - scan the QR code to see lots more photos! Participants continue to meet there over winter - contact us if you'd Art on the Allotment like to get involved.

Family Cycle Rides DWB is an affiliate of Cycling UK. Volunteer Ride Leaders organise monthly family group rides from High Hazels Park and Tinsley Community Centre. All families are welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please contact DWB – 0114 2496315 to finding out more. Details of upcoming and past rides are on our group page on the Cycling UK website: Family bike ride https://www.cyclinguk.org/ group/darnall-well-being

Volunteer with DWB Volunteering can help you and those around you: *Learn new skills and develop ones you already have *Gain experience and boost your career options *Make a difference in your community *Meet new people *Make new friends *Gain confidence *Take on a challenge *Have fun Contact Dennis at DWB for more details on how to get involved: 07930 273278

Online Activities We're continuing to run our Chairobics and Carers groups online for now. If you'd like to join in, please contact us for more details. All sessions are free of charge.

Covid-19 Community Support Phone: 0114 249 6315 Text/call: 07946 320 808 Email: communityhub@darnallwellbeing.org.uk for advice and information, or wellbeing phone calls and doorstep visits, for those that need it most.

DWB Link Workers Our Link Workers offer one to one support for people with long-term conditions like Diabetes and chronic pain, support with Long Covid, and help with improving physical and mental wellbeing, as well as signposting to other services where needed.

Local Life Galeed House – Activities for all In August the kids enjoyed an action-packed holiday club with dance classes and craft activities, including making slime! They also enjoyed a hot meal funded by the Healthy Holidays initiative. The club was full every week.

Term time club for children Years 1 – 6 and girls Year 7- 10 is held every Tuesday 5.30 – 6.30 pm. All are welcome.

Queuing to go to the holiday club Galeed House - Free English Classes for Men and Women An ESOL men's class for beginner level English reading, writing and speaking is Serving food at holiday club held every Wednesday at 10.30 am. Please I’m Happy to Live Here contact Amer to register.

Arriving in Indonesia in 1975 I felt a real stranger. I The informal women's class is now open could count to 10 and say good morning in again on Thursdays from 11 – 12 during Indonesian, but that was all. Hardly anyone spoke any school terms. This takes place alongside English. Finding some Indonesians who befriended our normal women's drop in and sewing me was a huge help as I studied the language and class. All are welcome. Come to learn tried to understand a culture and way of life that was English, practise sewing and make friends. so different to my own.

Check our website for up to date I know what it feels like to be a stranger in a strange information on activities land. That’s why I am committed to serving as a www.galeedhouse.org.uk volunteer with Galeed House. I like befriending Galeed House, 75 Nidd Road, newcomers to the UK and helping them to feel S9 3BB Call or text: 07710 671175 welcomed and at home in Darnall. I want them to say, SAVTE - Connecting People like I could say after a few years in Indonesia, “This is SAVTE are working to provide both online my home now. I’m happy to live here.” and face-to-face (f2f) classes for people If you still feel like a stranger in a strange land, why wanting to improve their English. They are not visit Galeed House? We are here to help. working on finding appropriate venues for Jono Chamberlain f2f sessions in Darnall and Tinsley. Both (Volunteer and Chair of Trustees – Galeed House) the online and f2f support will be offered in collaboration with Darnall Well Being.

SAVTE Free English Conversation Class A chance to improve your English in a welcoming & friendly group for all.

Wednesday 10:00 am – 12:00 noon, starting 17 November, 2021 at Littledale, Bowden Wood Halsall (LBWH) Community Centre, 59 Mather Road, S9 4GP. Phone: 07593725990 or Email: savte@savte.org.uk http://savte.org.uk/

Local Churches

St Albans House Christian Community Christingle Service This Christmas, we want to be celebrating good news, On Christmas Eve at 4pm and the people who bring light into the community. We at St Albans Church – there will be collecting stars with people’s good news, and their will be a Christingle service good news people, to put on the fence outside St Albans for families – a short service with building. So if you would like to share some good news, singing, the Christmas story, lots of fun or add a name to the stars, let us know via social media and Christingles (don’t know what they (@attercliffecofm) or email gina.kalsi@churcharmy.org. are? Come along and find out). Followed Like last year’s angels, there will be some giant stars by a hot drink and mince pies. around the area – in Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park Everyone is welcome – and there will be and Bowden Housestead Woods – with questions an opportunity to dress up as one of the to ponder, as we approach Christmas. And there characters from the nativity story. Look will be little knitted angels hiding in the area – so keep an forward to seeing you there! eye out for an angel to take home for Christmas.

What better way to start Christmas week, than with a good old sing?! On 20th December at 7.30pm at The Library Lounge on Leeds Road, we are organising Beer and Carols – come and sing your favourite Christmas carols and enjoy a drink. No need to book – just turn up for a good sing to celebrate Christmas.

St Mary's Church, Handsworth St Mary's Community Garden is situated behind St Mary's Church on Handsworth Road. We invite you to join us for volunteer gardening sessions every Tuesday 12-4pm.

Individuals and groups are welcome to learn to grow fruit, vegetables, herbs and flowers. Gain new skills, make friends, St Mary's Community Garden enjoy the outdoors and take home some of the produce. No experience necessary, tools provided.

To find out more email Darrell at darrell@heeleyfarm.org.uk or contact Steve on 07742 602327.

St Mary's Community Hub Social Cafe runs every fortnight on a Wednesday 1.30 - 3pm (November 24, December 8/22). Everyone is welcome to join us, and we are especially hoping to welcome those who feel isolated, lonely or looking to build their self-confidence as we emerge from the pandemic. Enjoy a hot drink and cake - £1 per session. For further information contact Alison at alison.c.powell@outlook.com or call 0114 2692403.

Church of Christ in Darnall and St Alban's Festival Church Church of Christ, Station Rd, Darnall, Sheffield S9 4JT. Contact: 0114 272 6009.

Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/churchofchristindarnall/ St Alban's Festival Church, 20 Chapel Wood Road, S9 5AY. Contact: 0114 2490779.

Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StAlbanssheffield/ If you have an enquiry about a baptism, wedding or funeral - or any other church matters please contact our minister, Rev Lisa Quarmby, on 0114 279 5235.

Tuesday Prayers (1.30pm), Bible Study (2-3pm) Classes at Church of Christ Wednesday Time Aside (10-11.30am), Drop in Monday Tai Chi (6-7.15pm) Coffee (10-12pm), *Food Bank Collection Point* Contact: Margaret 07592440124 Thursday Coffee Morning at St Alban's (10-12pm) Thursday Tai Chi (2-3pm) Friday Coffee Morning + Food Works (10-12.30pm) Contact: Sandra 07860247052 *Food Bank Collection Point* ESOL classes Contact: faces@sheffield.gov.uk Sunday Service (10.15am)

Local Life

Darnall Allotment Project Darnall Allotment Project has been busy with groups from the University and Virgin Media, new families coming along, and new participants from Darnall and further afield. Everybody who has helped out has left with some of our delicious organic produce, including tomatoes, courgettes, cucumbers, squash, basil, beetroot, sweetcorn, chard, kale, apples and more. We made lots of apple juice and still have apples to give away and make pies with.

Helping with the harvesting

Enjoying the produce

The allotment is being prepared for winter, but the polytunnel is just getting started with its season of oriental greens that will see us through winter.

The Art on the Allotment group have been busy making paintings, poems, lanterns, a banner and more, and the On our Plot Dementia group met every Tuesday until it became too cold.

We have some great events coming up including our Christmas Wreath and Table Decoration making session on Saturday 11th December and a Hedgelaying Workshop in the new year.

Our Friday allotment session runs from 10am to 1pm and is open to everyone.

For more information, contact Sarah on 07415 025 919/ darnallallotmentproj@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/darnallallotmentproject/

Friends of High Hazels Park The Friends of High Hazels Park held our AGM on Tuesday 12th October at the Living Waters Church in Darnall. We are grateful to Pastor Brian Coleman for the use of the building.

This was a particularly vital meeting for the group, as our membership had declined sharply over recent years. Fortunately, after extensive publicity, eleven people attended, so the group can carry on for the immediate future.

Our secretary and founder member Sylvia Hamilton stood down at the meeting and was replaced by Brian Coleman. Many thanks to Sylvia for the enormous contribution she has made. Thankfully, she is staying on as a member of the group.

However, we still need more volunteers if the group is to survive in the At the AGM long term. The Council Parks staff do their best, but the combination of years of austerity cuts plus the Covid pandemic means that they are stretched as never before and they will need our help. The good news is that most of the heavy gardening work has been done over the past few years, thanks in part to the corporate volunteers we have had. Carillion plc sent us at least 12 volunteers a month for three years,which was an enormous help.

Anyone interested in helping us can contact us at highhazelspark@gmail.com, Facebook: @Friends of High Hazels Park or Twitter: @highhazelspark.

Darnall Football Academy is a community organisation with the aims of engaging with local young people through football. Contact Kabier on kabier@darnallfa.org. We are also offering community football on a Friday nights 6-7, 7-8 and 8-9 pm over 13s only. Urban Centre (Davys), 630 Prince of Wales Road, S9 4ER

South Yorkshire Police Update The Darnall Neighbourhood team want to know what issues in the area matter to you. This is so they can better focus on the issues that matter. Please take a couple of minutes to fill in this short survey by scanning the QR Code.

We would encourage people to contact us with any issues in the area. You can do this anonymously and all intelligence is read daily by the Neighbourhood Sergeant.

Good News Stories

Young people from Darnall and Tinsley took part in Youth Services' city-wide half term activities and went on trips including Ninja Warrior, Blackpool, Go Karting and Escape rooms. A group of 23 young people from Tinsley and Darnall were also taken go karting on Bonfire Night and had pizza nights at both Youth Clubs in the week leading up to Bonfire Night.

Local charity 500Together has donated £500, which has been allocated between 3 Slovak Roma families who have settled in Sheffield and live in Darnall. This money enabled Darnall Well Being staff to purchase some essential items needed by the families, which immediately improved their quality of living for themselves and their children. This money has made a huge difference to these families, helping them and their children to have a strong start in our community.

Darnall Well Being and Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park worked together with funding from Cycling UK to organise a Dr Bike event in High Hazels Park on 30 October.

Two Bike Mechanics provided maintenance and repair services to 34 bikes for people in Darnall, Tinsley and Handsworth.

An asylum seeker came to Galeed House recently for the first time looking to join the English class.

Unfortunately, she got lost on the way and was too late to join the class that day – but instead, she joined the ladies sewing group and started learning to use a sewing machine for the first time.

So her journey was not wasted - and she'll be back to join the English class next time, too!

Some local people, including Darnall Well Being staff and St Albans House Christian Community, went to Victoria Quays on 29 October, to welcome Little Amal to the city.

She is a 3.5m puppet of a 10 year old refugee girl, who was walking from the Syria-Turkey border to Manchester. A wonderful, welcoming atmosphere was enjoyed by all, with one local person saying, "I was amazed at how lifelike she was in her movements ... signing "Thank you" in Makaton when we presented our canvases.... so very touching."

Following these key behaviours will reduce the spread of Covid-19 over autumn and winter: Get tested and isolate if positive Let fresh air in Wear face coverings

Wash hands

Stay home when unwell

Self-isolation is the single most important thing you can do to stop the spread and protect your loved ones and your communities You must self-isolate if you are over 18 and a close contact of a positive case and you aren’t fully vaccinated (had your last dose within 14 days) regardless of whether your test is positive or negative.

Fresh Air is Important!

•Let fresh air in if you meet indoors •Meeting outdoors is the safest •Open windows to let fresh air in and to disperse Covid particles •Opening windows for a little while throughout the day can make a big difference •Poorly ventilated spaces can trap Covid particles in the air even after an infected person has left

Winter Wellbeing Sheffield IAPT (IAPT stands for ‘Improving Access to Psychological Therapies’) is an NHS service that offers a range of free courses as well as 1:1 talking therapies for adults living in Sheffield who are experiencing problems with stress, anxiety symptoms or low mood. Please see our website for more information https://iaptsheffield.shsc.nhs.uk/course-schedule/ How can I get help and book a place ?

There are two easy ways you can get help with the service. First, you can book directly onto one of our courses or book an assessment by going to our website (https://iaptsheffield.nhs.uk) and completing the online self-referral form. Or you can telephone the IAPT admin team on (0114) 226 4380 and book onto a course or ask for an assessment. You can also discuss your wellbeing with your GP or Practice Nurse, and they can help you access the service, too.

Mental Health Support in Sheffield For people in crisis with their mental health – Single Point of Access (SPA) are running 24/7: 0114 2263636. If you're feeling isolated or low, here are some contacts who can help provide support.

Sheffield Mind have a listening ear service for those 50+ who are isolated, lonely, worried or just want to talk. You can call Monday-Friday 9-5 on 0114 258 4489 and they will arrange a call back within two days.

Age UK (Sheffield) are currently offering telephone support and advice. Call 0114 250 2850 or email enquiries@ageuksheffield.org.uk.

Reengage have a telephone buddy and befriending service for those who are experiencing isolation or loneliness. Call 07442 096145 or email info@reengage.org.uk Sheffield Flourish are offering support through telephone chats, online games and social groups as well as signposting and advice.

Call 0114 273 7009 or email info@sheffieldflourish.co.uk SHSC Chaplaincy are offering support for mental health carers and relatives. Call 0114 271 8022 or email chaplains@shsc.nhs.uk Barnardos run Boloh - a helpline created to help Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic children and their families. Call: 0800 1512 605 Mon-Fri, 1-8pm South Yorkshire Police Officers from the Darnall and Tinsley Neighbourhood Team are here to keep you safe.

They can be reached on 0114 296 4014 or Sheffield_Neighbourhoods_SouthEast_Darnall@ southyorks.pnn.police.uk If you are reporting a crime, please ring 101, or 999 if it is an emergency. Please stay safe, and look after each other.

Food Banks You must have a referral to access a Food Bank. Contact DWB via our Community Hub line and we can refer you to Burngreave and Handsworth Food Banks.

Freedom Project at Tinsley Methodist church also runs a food bank. Contact: 07720 698532 or info@fcgroup.org.uk Freedom Community Project 2 Ingfield Avenue, S9 1WZ Every Tuesday 10am-1pm Services: foodbank free psychotherapy counselling, debt advice, benefit advice and housing advice.

Website: www.freedom.charity Email: sheffield@freedom.charity Tel No: 03003020334 Freedom accept self-referrals (walk-in service) or DWB can refer you.

Employment If you have a health condition and need help to find or stay in work, you may be eligible for Employment Support. Sign-up: https://www.workingwinreferrals.co.uk/ or call: Working Win 0114 2900 218 The Source Academy offer support with personal and professional development: https://thesourceacademy.co.uk/ This newsletter was printed by www.jumpnorth.co.uk